LATE SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 13002, 22 December 1906, Page 8

LATE SHIPPING.

ARRlVED,—December 21. Corinna, s.s., 812 tons, Drewette, from Onehunga via intermediate porta. December 22. Invercargill, s.s., 123 tons, Marks, from Waikawa. Warrimoo, s.s., 2,076 tons, M'Bcth, from Sydney via Cook Strait. Passengers : Intercolonial —Misses Ansoombe, Matheson, IX.le, Mesdames Anscombe, Sutton ami child, dike, Messrs A. S. Paterson, Fraser, Anscombe, _ Hazlctt, Guthrie, Fox. Coastal —Misses Pilcher (2), Somerville, Godso, Champion, Hartley, Esther, Chamberlain, Rogers, Bastings, Johnston (2), Peters, Birch, M'Grath, Kcnant, child,.and infant, Jacobs, Te Tan and two children, Fisheadcn, Sicoly, Boyd, Fraser, Roberts, Burnett, Mesdames Fisher (2), Wise, Fraser, Champion, Waite, Brabant, Vernon, Foote and child, Bastings, Johnston, Kainsdon, Eberhardt, Hoklship, Messrs Chamberlain, Williams (2), Gifford, Tjambe, MTCcnzie, Fisher, Wise, Fraser, Waite, Cunningham, Smyth, Colbeck, Brabant, Vernon (2), Foote, Blake, Murray, Bastings, Petrie, MacNeil, Holdship, Laid ley, Simpson, Clark, MTvinnon, Hamilton, Miacandrew, M‘Neil (2), Lieu-tenant-col. Collins, Prof. Benham, Captain Carson, Rev. Canon Dodd, Masters Fraser, Levy, Vernon (2).

In port noon to-day At Dunedin : H.M. cruiser Pioneer, Warrimoo, Canopus, Corinna, Invercargill (steam). At Port Chalmers : Aotea (steam). Wo understand that “ the boys in blue” on the Pioneer mean to attack tha coaling record before the worship leaves Dunedin. The record for tho Australian station was held by the Pioneer Until it was broken recently by another warship at Hobart, The collier Canopus finished discharging 250 lons of coal into tho hulk Ocean Ranger to-day, and the Ranger will lie at tho berth astern of the cruiser till January 3, when the latter will start to take it in. It ir> with this lot of coal that tho attempt to break the record _*vill be made. By last advices from Westralia, the steamer fct, Helena commenced loading jamah sleepers at Banbury on tho 12th inst., and ought to be about ready for sea now. Her New Zealand ports of call will bo tho Bluff, Dunedin, and Lyttelton, in that order.

As the Como and Waiwera will have the deep sea berths at Dunedin at Christmas time, it is probable that the Sussex, which is expected here on Christmas Day. will discharge at Port Chalmers. She has 700 tons of steel rails, besides gonial cargo. Captain M'Beth brought the Warrimoo alongside the cross wharf at 9.10 a.m. today. Tho steamer left Sydney at 1.45 p.m. last Saturday, and reached Wellington at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, having experienced fine weather with slight Westerly breezes. Passengers for Melbourne join her at Port Chalmers to-morrow by tho 4.5 p.m. train from Dunedin. Tho Corinna. from Onehunga, came in about eight o’clock last evening. She sails for the North at 5 p.m. to-morrow. The Invercargill arrived from Wnikawa at 6 a.m. to-day. She loads on Monday for Invercargill, sailing in tho afternoon. Flax from Tautuku and timber from Stewart Island are coming by the Rimu, which is expected this evening. She will discharge on Monday and run harbor excursions on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tho monthly sailing list of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, appearing elsewhere, indicates that tho steamer Port Denison has been chartered by tho company for the Home trade. The steamer is owned by tho Anglo-Australasian Steam Navigation Company of London, which lino also owned the Port Stephens, until that vessel quitted tho ordinary trade routes, a.nd went south to exploit the Polar floes. The Port Denison was built in 1896 by tho Tyne Iron Sliipbuilding Company. Her principal dimensions are 345 ft by 46ft bv 17ft.

Tho followiTtsT passengers have booked by the Wavrimoo, sailing to-morrow : For tho Bluff—‘Mrs Dempster. Messrs W. B. Neill, Dempster, J. R. Scott. For Melbourne—Misses MT’ec, Price, Mesdames North, Robins, Walker, and three children, Mr Walker.

The IT;v,vca is due on Monday about neon. Sho has a thousand bales of wool for the Aotca, after which she will lay-up for overhaul. Tho steamer Port Denison, which has been chartered by the Shaw. Savil! and Albion Lino, will arrive in the colonv, to load Homeward. The Dravton Grange. from Middlesborongh. which anived at Lyttelton yesterday about five o’clock, came into Port Chalmers at 11..T0 a.m. to-day. and berthed .alongside the George street wharf. Her cargo was composed of railway material. Contain Murison had with him the following officers: —First. T. B. Bluett; second, E. Hall ; third, D. Kowrath ; fourth, IV. C. Stacy; Mr Tyodd, chief steward, and Miss Moon, stewardess. TELEGRAPHIC NOTICE BOARD. Arrivals. —December 22 ; Lyttelton, 8.50 a.m., Ta.rawera. from Dunedin.—Auckland. 3.15 a.m., Ventura, from Sydney. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. Tho Niwam left 'Wellington for London at 0 45 a.m. to-dav. The Banffshire, from the Bluff, arrived at London yesterday. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, December 22.—Tailing, for the South. Passengers fop Dunedin ; Miss Tracy. Mrs Anderson, Mr Anderson, Master Baevcrtz.